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Governor, Legislators Announce Members of RTD Accountability Committee

DENVER - Governor Jared Polis, Senator Faith Winter, Chair of the Senate Transportation & Energy Committee, and Representative Matt Gray, Chair of the House Transportation & Local Government Committee today announced appointments to…

Berkeley To Become the First US City To De-Cop Traffic Enforcement

The California city of Berkeley will become the first in the United States to take police officers out of traffic enforcement and replace them with unarmed employees of a newly formed Department of Transportation.

5280 Trail Would Create a 5-Mile Park and Trail Around Downtown

Gov. Polis Issues Statewide Face Mask Order

After pleading, prodding, cajoling, using both friendly and harsh language, and appealing to the better civic sensibilities of Coloradans everywhere, Gov. Jared Polis has finally done what he’s been resistant to do. The governor has…

Welp: A spike in coronavirus cases means Denver will slow its reopening efforts

A spike in coronavirus cases in Denver has prompted city officials to hit the brakes on reopening the city’s economy.

Colorado Signs Multi-State Agreement To Boost Electric Truck, Bus And Big Rig Market

Colorado has joined a group of states announcing plans to get more electric trucks, buses and big rigs on the road. Gov. Jared Polis signed an agreement, along with the District of Columbia and 14 states, to have 100 percent of all new medium…

Ride Free Lafayette Launching This Month

A Letter from the 16th Street Mall Project Team

Dear 16th Street Mall Stakeholder, The City and County of Denver, along with their partners RTD and the Downtown Denver Partnership, will host a Zoom meeting on Wednesday, August 5th from 5 to 7 pm. The purpose of the meeting is to brief…

More work to be done 42 years after Gang of 19 Protest

July 5 and 6, 1978, are commonly accepted as the beginning of the Disability Rights Movement. On those days 42 years ago, 19 courageous individualsblocked the busy intersection of Broadway and Colfax in downtown Denver. The civil disobedience…
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Today marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Southwest Light Rail Line

Service was the first to connect suburbs and downtown Denver by rail DENVER (July 14, 2020) – The Regional Transportation District (RTD) marks the 20th anniversary today of the opening of the Southwest Light Rail Line from I-25 and Broadway…